The Nibelungenlied

A. Hatto

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Penguin
01 July 1965

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Poetry anthologies; Literary essays; Penguin Black Classics; Literature, Poetry & Criticism

A beautiful, skillfully crafted work of chivalric romance

Written by an unknown author in the twelfth century, this powerful tale of murder and revenge reaches back to the earliest epochs of German antiquity, transforming centuries-old legend into a masterpiece of chivalric drama. Siegfried, a great prince of the Netherlands, wins the hand of the beautiful princess Kriemhild of Burgundy, by aiding her brother Gunther in his struggle to seduce a powerful Icelandic Queen. But the two women quarrel, and Siegfried is ultimately destroyed by those he trusts the most. Comparable in scope to the Iliad, this skilfully crafted work combines the fragments of half-forgotten myths to create one of the greatest epic poems - the principal version of the heroic legends used by Richard Wagner, in The Ring.

Translated by: A. Hatto
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 303g
ISBN: 9780140441376
ISBN 10: 0140441379
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 01 July 1965
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Written around AD 1200, probably by a professional entertainer for performance at court in Austria A.T. Hatto has translated Tristan and Eschenbach's Parzival for Penguin Classics.